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    "id": 1265392,
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    "speaker_name": "Dagoretti South, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. John Kiarie",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I am honoured to have an opportunity to debate the ratification of this convention regarding the handling of mercury in Kenya. As we all know, the good Lord created this world and gave provisions for man and life on this planet, which were well balanced at creation. However, man has one very curious characteristic, which is very dangerous, and that is greed. The life we have been living for the last 500 years is what scientists call the ‘materialistic age.’ We have adopted insatiable greed, especially with the formation of a capitalist society. This greed has increased to an unsustainable level. The Great Gandhi said: “This world has everything, enough for everyone, but does not have enough for one greedy individual.” The mishandling of what God created stems from greed and hence the need to balance the world through laws, regulations, statutes and conventions. I am one excited individual, and that is why I have sat here for long hours to debate the ratification of these critical and very important conventions, which have been sitting on desks and shelves somewhere. I commend the Committee for an amazing job of reaching out to the shelves where these reports have been gathering dust, pulling them out and bringing them to the Floor of the House for debate and ratification. Hon. Temporary Speaker, I want to thank the Committee because we can see their commitment in this debate, and Members have sat for long hours to ratify. I would also like to thank the Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson and all the 15 Members. On matters of mercury, I want to add words from my previous contribution to the earlier ratification. It is important to note that mercury is a special metal that is utilized in many fields in our lives. We find it in our homes, thermometers, hospitals, installations in public institutions and kitchens. So, the handling of mercury must be cascaded down to those who handle that curious metal, even in places with insufficient training. It is an extremely good servant when serving man, but when it becomes a master, it is a killer. Hon. Temporary Speaker, I stand to support the ratification of this convention. I want to borrow all my contribution notes from the previous debate, add them to this one over and above, and add that Kenya stands a position in taking leadership in climate change. The benefits are there for everyone to see; a clean environment, better health and living standards. Most importantly, we should remember that there is money made from this climate change journey. Kenya has every opportunity to take leadership in cashing in benefits accrued from carbon credits. For this reason, with all my strength, I support this convention that has been brought here for our ratification. I pray that after ratification, we shall see a follow-up from this Committee regarding regulations that will be stemming up from the agencies and organizations that have been tasked with policing this area. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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